Control the density of Points of interest
Availability: This feature is visible on
Android, iOS, Maps JavaScript API, and Maps Static.
You can control the density of points of interest (POIs) on the map. POIs, which
include parks, schools, and recreation, appear on the map with their
corresponding icons by default.
If you want to control the visibility of specific map features, including POIs,
see Filter which map features to display .
Experimental: This feature can only be set for light map styles. When you link a
light map style that has POI density settings to a map ID, these settings also
apply to the dark map style. Control POI density
You can adjust the density to control how many points of interest are displayed
on a map.
Zoom in on the map enough to see points of interest shown.
In Map features , select the gear icon
Settings pane.
Select the density you want. The Settings pane closes and you
should see the density of points of interest adjust on the map.
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Last updated 2025-06-16 UTC.
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to open the Settings pane.